Microsoft makes 86-DOS 1.00 open source on its 45th birthday

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Microsoft Open Sources Earliest DOS Code on Anniversary

Microsoft on Tuesday released the earliest known DOS source code materials found to date to mark the 45th anniversary of 86-DOS 1.00.